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    Novel and Moral Values

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    highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender‚ race‚ class‚ or creed. Choose a novel or a play in which such a character plays a significant role and show how that character’s alienation reveals the surrounding society’s assumptions or moral values. In the novel Frankenstein‚ the character Frankenstein “the monster” created by Victor is an example of alienation from society or culture. The monster was rejected and neglected

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    Independent Novel Study This independent novel study will discuss and explain why this is a good book for young pregnant girls‚ Waiting For June by Joyce Sweeney‚ it’s a non-fiction biography. This novel explained that Sophie lived a normal life with her mother and wasn’t rich because in the book Acadia asked her to go shopping and she couldn’t spend much money‚ it took place in Florida‚ from between her mother’s house‚ school‚ Joshua’s house‚ Mikes house‚ outside and the hospital‚ the

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    revenge because the person may possible deserved it. In some cases‚ revenge can be justified as a punishment. In a novel “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley‚ revenge is justified as a punishment. If a person commits a crime‚ they should be punished as with any justice system. However‚ in this novel the punishment may have not been Mary Shelley wrote a novel called “Frankenstein”. In the novel “Frankenstein”‚ the author wants to get revenge for what has been done to a creature. The retribution accomplished

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    QUESTIONS ON THE FILM "THE HOURS" 1) "The Hours"‚ based on the novel written by Michael Cunningham‚ is more than a biographical movie about Virginia Woolf. How can you describe the importance and co- relation between the three female main characters: Virginia‚ Laura Brown and Clarissa Vaughan? The novel is essentially about women. Women from different periods‚ of different ages‚ and oddly the same in various aspects. We get to know women that apparently lead perfect lives‚ considering the

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    To answer the question‚ what is the historical significance of 9/11 the first idea I would like to bring up is that it was the first effective attach on American soil in a long time. Before we get into the history making lets talk a little bit about why the attach happened. The reason the terrorists attach us is because their anger flowed from three rivers of rage the fist one is the anger and frustration they have because their civilization was once first in the world and now they are fighting

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    THE BASIS OF KING’S NOVELS: FROM THE GOTHIC NOVEL TO POE Since childhood the King of horror‚ Stephen King was very fascinated by the unusual and "the dark side” of man. In fact‚ at the age of ten‚ he discovered the horror genre after seeing the film about extraterrestrials Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Two years later‚ the little King in his aunt’s attic‚ found his grandfather’s books‚ who was fond of the authors Edgar Allan Poe‚ Howard Phillips Lovecraft and the British television writer Jamie

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    Novel Analysis Title: Twilight Author: Stephanie Meyer # Pages (200 or more): 498 Country of Origin: New York In Stephen Meyer’s book‚ Twilight‚ a girl named for real Isabella but likes better to be called Bella comes into a knew town and fell there in love with Edward‚ who is how she finds out a vempire. She meets his family who tries not to hunt humans and has many adventures with him. I like the book because everything is described very good so the story seems so

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    “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” (100 points) Frequently‚ reported versions of events of war differ from those of historians‚ which also differ from those of the poet or the artist. In this lesson‚ you will compare and contrast several historical and artistic renderings of Paul Revere and his midnight ride. You will then analyze how the style‚ tone‚ and diction of each text advance the author’s purpose‚ perspective or stance. Part 1: View the following works of art and actual historical pictures

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    Nazis in the beginning of Jerzy Kosinski’s provocative 1965 novel The Painted Bird. After his guardian Marta dies and her decaying corpse and hut are accidentally engulfed in flames‚ the innocent young dark-haired‚ dark-eyed outcast is obliged to trek from village to village in search of food‚ shelter‚ and companionship. Beaten and caressed‚ chastised and ignored‚ the unnamed protagonist survives the abuse inflicted by men‚ women‚ children and beasts to be reclaimed by his parents 7 years later-a cold

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    01 December 2011 Gulliver’s Travels and Historical England Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a famous‚ classic novel that satirized many aspects of government‚ religion and human nature. Written in the eighteenth century‚ this three-hundred-year-old novel remains well known today because of its timeless criticism that can still be applied to contemporary politics and religious faiths. In eighteenth century England‚ the home of both Swift and his character Lemuel Gulliver‚ the ruling constitutional

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